While carded athletes are subjected to regular testing, any athlete who races is likely to be randomly tested at competitions. If you are unsure of any medication or supplements that you are taking you can check it’s ingredients against lists in the below attachment, of the list of banned substances.

2008 List of Banned Substances

A good website you can use is www.eirpharm.com – type in the name of the product you use, and details should come up. For example – if you type in Berocca, you will find that it is no longer permitted, as it does not carry a “PA Number” which is basically a code that proves that it doesn’t contain extra ingredients, that could be banned.